Late Devonian Extinction Event

The Late Devonian Extinction (or Devonian-Carboniferous Extinction) was the 2nd of six mass extinctions on earth, as well as the 4th worst. This happened around 362-357 million years ago. This extinction caused the spreading of plants on land to slows down, as they were beginning to diverse in the Silurian. They quickly recovered, however, in the Carboniferous Period and into the Permian. This event also wiped out 35-45% of all marine life. Crinoids suffered a 15-20% loss, while trilobites suffered a 25-30% loss. Some speculations have occurred that climate change caused this, due to life forming on land. Due to this extinction, however, made fish become more dominant in the oceans.